EMT BLOCK 4 EXAM 2024/2025 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
WESTCOAST UNIVERSITY
You have been dispatched to a pool party for a 19-year-old male with shoulder pain. He states
that he dove off the diving board and hit the bottom of the pool with his right shoulder and back.
Although there is alcohol at the party, he has not been drinking. He is alert and oriented and has
obvious redness and abrasions to his right shoulder, neck, and back. He denies pain or discomfort
to any other part of the body. The EMT's immediate action would be to:
Choose one answer.
a. Measure and apply a cervical collar.
b. Start positive pressure ventilation.
c. Perform a focused medical exam on the shoulder.
d. Establish manual neutral in-line immobilization.
d. Establish manual neutral in-line immobilization.
Which of the following statements regarding dialysis is correct?
Choose one answer.
A. Acute hypertension is a common adverse effect of dialysis.
B. The purpose of dialysis is to help the kidneys retain salt and water.
C. Patients who miss a dialysis treatment often present with weakness.
D. Hemodialysis is effective but carries a high risk of peritonitis.
C. Patients who miss a dialysis treatment often present with weakness.
,A patient who is responsive to painful stimuli has a patent airway, adequate respirations at 24 per
minute, and a strong radial pulse with skin that is warm and dry. The patient is not moving his
right arm or leg and is incontinent of urine. Your first action in caring for this patient would be:
Choose one answer.
a. Ensuring the airway remains open and providing oxygen via a nonrebreather face mask.
b. Protecting the paralyzed extremities.
c. Checking the blood glucose (if local protocols allow).
d. Administering positive pressure ventilation with high-flow oxygen.
a. Ensuring the airway remains open and providing oxygen via a nonrebreather face mask.
Which of the following conditions is more common in women than in men?
Choose one answer.
A. cystitis
B. pancreatitis
C. hepatitis
D. cholecystitis
A. cystitis
You are called to a residence for seizure activity. On location, the patient's daughter tells you that
her father stated that he felt dizzy and then fell to the floor. Within a few seconds, he began
asking what had happened and why he was on the floor. Based on this description, the EMT
should recognize a(n):
Choose one answer.
a. Syncopal episode.
,b. Diabetic reaction.
c. Aura of a pending seizure.
d. Generalized seizure.
a. Syncopal episode.
You are assessing a patient with schizophrenia. Friends called 911 because he was experiencing
hallucinations this morning. He is prescribed Thorazine and Resperidone for his illness. Which
of the following questions is most pertinent to the current situation and must be asked first?
Choose one answer.
a. "Do you think that the hallucinations are real?"
b. "Has your psychiatrist considered changing the dose of your medications?"
c. "Do you drink alcohol to help get you through the day?"
d. "Have you been taking your medications as prescribed?"
d. "Have you been taking your medications as prescribed?"
You are assessing a patient with schizophrenia. Friends called 911 because he was experiencing
hallucinations this morning. He is prescribed Thorazine and Resperidone for his illness. Which
of the following questions is most pertinent to the current situation and must be asked first?
Choose one answer.
a. "Do you think that the hallucinations are real?"
b. "Has your psychiatrist considered changing the dose of your medications?"
c. "Do you drink alcohol to help get you through the day?"
d. "Have you been taking your medications as prescribed?"
d. "Have you been taking your medications as prescribed?"
, You are responding to a call for an allergic reaction. Your partner is a new EMT and this is his
first call. Which of the following instructions to him regarding assessment and treatment of an
allergic reaction would be correct?
Choose one answer.
a. "Epinephrine really should be given to any patient suffering an allergic reaction to prevent
anaphylaxis."
b. "Our first priority will not be to determine what caused theallergic reaction, but to treat the
patient according to his symptoms."
c. "If the allergic reaction was caused by exposure to chocolate or eggs, we will not be able to
administer epinephrine."
d. "If the allergic reaction was caused by food, we will need to administer activated charcoal."
b. "Our first priority will not be to determine what caused theallergic reaction, but to treat the
patient according to his symptoms."
A diabetic patient who took insulin earlier is found unresponsive with a blood glucose level of 29
mg/dl. Which of the following pieces of information provided by family would provide the best
explanations for the patient altered mental status?
Choose one answer.
a. "He only took half of his required dose of insulin."
b. "He ate pancakes with syrup after taking his insulin."
c. "His blood sugar usually goes up after eating."
d. "He refused to eat breakfast and lunch today."
d. "He refused to eat breakfast and lunch today."
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
WESTCOAST UNIVERSITY
You have been dispatched to a pool party for a 19-year-old male with shoulder pain. He states
that he dove off the diving board and hit the bottom of the pool with his right shoulder and back.
Although there is alcohol at the party, he has not been drinking. He is alert and oriented and has
obvious redness and abrasions to his right shoulder, neck, and back. He denies pain or discomfort
to any other part of the body. The EMT's immediate action would be to:
Choose one answer.
a. Measure and apply a cervical collar.
b. Start positive pressure ventilation.
c. Perform a focused medical exam on the shoulder.
d. Establish manual neutral in-line immobilization.
d. Establish manual neutral in-line immobilization.
Which of the following statements regarding dialysis is correct?
Choose one answer.
A. Acute hypertension is a common adverse effect of dialysis.
B. The purpose of dialysis is to help the kidneys retain salt and water.
C. Patients who miss a dialysis treatment often present with weakness.
D. Hemodialysis is effective but carries a high risk of peritonitis.
C. Patients who miss a dialysis treatment often present with weakness.
,A patient who is responsive to painful stimuli has a patent airway, adequate respirations at 24 per
minute, and a strong radial pulse with skin that is warm and dry. The patient is not moving his
right arm or leg and is incontinent of urine. Your first action in caring for this patient would be:
Choose one answer.
a. Ensuring the airway remains open and providing oxygen via a nonrebreather face mask.
b. Protecting the paralyzed extremities.
c. Checking the blood glucose (if local protocols allow).
d. Administering positive pressure ventilation with high-flow oxygen.
a. Ensuring the airway remains open and providing oxygen via a nonrebreather face mask.
Which of the following conditions is more common in women than in men?
Choose one answer.
A. cystitis
B. pancreatitis
C. hepatitis
D. cholecystitis
A. cystitis
You are called to a residence for seizure activity. On location, the patient's daughter tells you that
her father stated that he felt dizzy and then fell to the floor. Within a few seconds, he began
asking what had happened and why he was on the floor. Based on this description, the EMT
should recognize a(n):
Choose one answer.
a. Syncopal episode.
,b. Diabetic reaction.
c. Aura of a pending seizure.
d. Generalized seizure.
a. Syncopal episode.
You are assessing a patient with schizophrenia. Friends called 911 because he was experiencing
hallucinations this morning. He is prescribed Thorazine and Resperidone for his illness. Which
of the following questions is most pertinent to the current situation and must be asked first?
Choose one answer.
a. "Do you think that the hallucinations are real?"
b. "Has your psychiatrist considered changing the dose of your medications?"
c. "Do you drink alcohol to help get you through the day?"
d. "Have you been taking your medications as prescribed?"
d. "Have you been taking your medications as prescribed?"
You are assessing a patient with schizophrenia. Friends called 911 because he was experiencing
hallucinations this morning. He is prescribed Thorazine and Resperidone for his illness. Which
of the following questions is most pertinent to the current situation and must be asked first?
Choose one answer.
a. "Do you think that the hallucinations are real?"
b. "Has your psychiatrist considered changing the dose of your medications?"
c. "Do you drink alcohol to help get you through the day?"
d. "Have you been taking your medications as prescribed?"
d. "Have you been taking your medications as prescribed?"
, You are responding to a call for an allergic reaction. Your partner is a new EMT and this is his
first call. Which of the following instructions to him regarding assessment and treatment of an
allergic reaction would be correct?
Choose one answer.
a. "Epinephrine really should be given to any patient suffering an allergic reaction to prevent
anaphylaxis."
b. "Our first priority will not be to determine what caused theallergic reaction, but to treat the
patient according to his symptoms."
c. "If the allergic reaction was caused by exposure to chocolate or eggs, we will not be able to
administer epinephrine."
d. "If the allergic reaction was caused by food, we will need to administer activated charcoal."
b. "Our first priority will not be to determine what caused theallergic reaction, but to treat the
patient according to his symptoms."
A diabetic patient who took insulin earlier is found unresponsive with a blood glucose level of 29
mg/dl. Which of the following pieces of information provided by family would provide the best
explanations for the patient altered mental status?
Choose one answer.
a. "He only took half of his required dose of insulin."
b. "He ate pancakes with syrup after taking his insulin."
c. "His blood sugar usually goes up after eating."
d. "He refused to eat breakfast and lunch today."
d. "He refused to eat breakfast and lunch today."
